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Mary Queen of Scotland 1542–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1542

Birth Location: Linlithgow, Scotland

Death Date: 08 Feb 1587

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Marie Guise

Spouse(s): Henry Darnley, Frances France, James Bothwell

Children(s): James Scotland, Mary Stuart

In 1542, Mary Queen of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, Scotland, born to James V King Of Scotland And Marie De Guise. Mary Queen of Scotland married Frances Ii King Of France, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, James Hepburn 4Th Lord Bothwell, and had children including James Stuart I Of England Vi Of Scotland, Mary Elizabeth Stuart. Mary Queen of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Mary Queen of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, Scotland, born to James V King Of Scotland And Marie De Guise.
  • Mary Queen of Scotland married Frances Ii King Of France, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, James Hepburn 4Th Lord Bothwell, and had children including James Stuart I Of England Vi Of Scotland, Mary Elizabeth Stuart.
  • Mary Queen of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Scotland's Ancestors

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Mary Scotland
1542–1587
Birth Place: Linlithgow, Scotland
Parents
James V King of Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Marie (de) Guise
1515–1560
Grandparents
James (Stewart IV, King of) Scotland
1473–1513
Margaret (Tudor, Queen Of) Scotland
1489–1541
Richmond Palace, Middlesex, London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1451–1488
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486
Henry Richmond
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1465–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1430–1460
Mary Guelders
1434–1463
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Lady Lancaster
1441–1509
Edward England
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492

Mary Scotland's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Queen of) Scotland (07 Dec 1542–08 Feb 1587) m. Henry (Stuart, Lord) Darnley (7 December 1545–1 Aug 2021) m. Frances (II King of) France (1544–1560) m. James (Hepburn, 4th Lord) Bothwell (1534–1578)
  1. 1. James (Stuart I of England, VI of) Scotland 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1762–

Mary Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1542
07 Dec 1542
Birth of Mary Queen of Scotland in Linlithgow, Scotland
Linlithgow, Scotland
1587
08 Feb 1587
Age 45
Death of Mary Queen of Scotland in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Linlithgow, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index
    [5] Scotland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1587
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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